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BANGLADESH
Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament)
ELECTORAL SYSTEM

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Jatiya Sangsad / Parliament
Structure of parliament Unicameral
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Electoral Law 26 December 1972
Last amendment: 03/12/1995
Mode of designation directly elected 300
indirectly elected 50
Constituencies 300 single-member constituencies
Voting system Majority: Direct simple majority vote.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections held within 90 days.
Voting is not compulsory.
Voter requirements - age: 18 years
- Bangladesh citizenship
- residence in constituency of vote
- disqualifications: insanity
CANDIDATES
Eligibility - age: 25 years
- Bangladesh citizenship
- ineligibility: insanity, undischarged bankruptcy, imprisonment for more than 2 years (for criminal offence involving moral turpitude), allegiance to a foreign State
Incompatibilities - certain offices of profit in the service of the Republic or of a statutory public authority
Candidacy requirements - support by 2 qualified electors of constituency
- deposit of 5,000 takas, reimbursed if the candidate obtains at least 1/8 of the total votes cast
- candidates may run simultaneously in several constituencies

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